Kathleen Gallagher survived a horrifying ordeal at the hands of her stalker. After being obsessively stalked for years by a former high school classmate she hardly knew, he eventually broke into her home and held her at gunpoint. Her quick thinking and trial-by-fire skills saved her life and now she helps to empower people to make smart personal safety choices as The Safety Chick.

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Strictly Stalking is a weekly true crime podcast exploring true stalking stories from survivors — in their own words. Every Tuesday, hosts Jaimie Beebe and Jake Deptula cover a unique stalking case by interviewing stalking survivors, advocates, and experts.

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Annie Bowles is advocating for the release of April Wilkens, who was given a life sentence for killing her stalker in an act of self-defense.

Annie is striving to bring attention to the issue of criminalized survivorship and is pushing for the passage of the Oklahoma Survivors Act. This legislation aims to help survivors of domestic violence by allowing evidence of abuse to be presented during trials to potentially reduce their sentences. During the second half of this episode, we will be sharing parts of an interview Annie conducted with April in prison, allowing her to share her own story.

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223. Justice For April Wilkens

Samantha was abducted and imprisoned by her stalker. 

After they met in college, Samantha realized a man had an unhealthy obsession with her when he started following her around and leaving her unwanted gifts. In 2014, when he pursued her across state lines, Samatha secured a six-year restraining order against him. Upon returning to her hometown six years later, she noticed his presence, but he kept his distance and remained silent. However, the eerie calm shattered one fateful night in October 2022 when he forcibly entered her home and abducted her, imprisoning her in a homemade cage; getting the idea from the TV Show "You." Samantha is bravely sharing her story of survival and unimaginable trauma.

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222. Stalked & Abducted

Abby Furness made a recent appearance in the Netflix documentary titled "Can I Tell You A Secret?" 


The documentary sheds light on the victims of Matthew Hardy, who systematically harassed more than sixty women by fabricating falsehoods about them on social media through fake accounts. Abby joins us today to recount her experiences with Matthew and delve into aspects of her story that were not covered in the documentary.


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221: Can I Tell You A Secret?: Stalking Abby Furness

In 2022, Jaimie and I spoke with Abby Furness, who was stalked by an obsessed OnlyFans subscriber. After this ordeal, Abby became the target of another stalker, as detailed in the Netflix True Crime Documentary, “Can I Tell You A Secret?” We present an encore of OnlyFans Stalker, and on April 9th, 2024, we’re releasing a new episode with Abby Furness to discuss her experience dealing with another stalker. If there’s a guest whose story we’ve featured in a past episode that you’d like us to revisit, email strictlystalkingpod@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram at strictlystalkingpod. We appreciate your listening and ongoing support for the survivors we’ve featured. Thank you!

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EPISODE ENCORE: ABBY FURNESS (FEATURED IN CAN I TELL YOU A SECRET? ON NETFLIX)

Katie was cyberstalked after accepting a Facebook friend request from a woman she had never met in person. Initially, their messages were amicable, but they soon dove into personal topics, including emotional and mental struggles. Tension escalated when Katie started receiving messages from the woman’s boyfriend, expressing concerns about their relationship. When Katie advised him to leave if he felt it was toxic, she triggered the woman’s retaliation. This included menacing social media posts, fake reviews on Katie’s business page, and messages sent to her friends. Katie now aims to share her experience of cyberstalking to raise awareness about online safety.


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